. >>> back to this country and to the economy, now. on the eve of another week for the dow, many baby-boomers who rode the rollercoaster, finally seeing a recovery. the dow is finishing a ten-day rally. this is where it will end up in the morning, just over 14,500 points. and tonight, abc's bianna golodryga, tonight, with a couple you met right here on "world news." staying the course worked. >> reporter: family vacations it's what bill and kathy lived for. and what they were planning on when they invested in their 401(k). but like so many others, their nest egg took a hard fall in 2008. when we talked to them in january, they had gotten some good news. >> my retirement went crash. and the recovery has been fantastic. >> reporter: and today? >> 401(k)s have done very well since january. you're up probably around 10%-plus, in a lot of accounts. >> reporter: their accounts have doubled. some tripled since 2009, which means more family vacations. and they're not alone. with the dow having its best run in 16 years. >> starting from an envi